Armistice Day
Armistice Day
Been surprisingly moved today by some of the images of Armistice. A couple of those are from opposite extremes of the media....
The first was the images of a 109 year old laying a reath in memory of those that died. The other one struck me by watching Eastenders.
In the latter, the story of Nana Moon was relayed about how she met Alfie's dad. It went on to explain that he was lost in the war like the many others. It showed her receiving the bad news and her realisation of becoming a single mum.
This made me think how informal people's deaths were communicated to the loved ones. I am sure there was no better way of doing it but it seems such a cold hearted thing to do for such an expense. Its message is lifeless and the transport of the message is just as lifeless.
The other part made me think about how many people must have been brought up fatherless in this generation, and although I do not have an answer to it, wonder what the long term social impact was on that.
Been surprisingly moved today by some of the images of Armistice. A couple of those are from opposite extremes of the media....
The first was the images of a 109 year old laying a reath in memory of those that died. The other one struck me by watching Eastenders.
In the latter, the story of Nana Moon was relayed about how she met Alfie's dad. It went on to explain that he was lost in the war like the many others. It showed her receiving the bad news and her realisation of becoming a single mum.
This made me think how informal people's deaths were communicated to the loved ones. I am sure there was no better way of doing it but it seems such a cold hearted thing to do for such an expense. Its message is lifeless and the transport of the message is just as lifeless.
The other part made me think about how many people must have been brought up fatherless in this generation, and although I do not have an answer to it, wonder what the long term social impact was on that.
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